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VIDEO: This week on Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren, we look at the fallout from the breakdown of talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. VOA correspondents who were in Hanoi analyze the situation and former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson explains the art of negotiation with North Korea.

Hollywood, with its bright lights and glamor, is a dream for many. For character actor Patrick Kilpatrick, it’s a way to make a living. After 170 movies and television shows, he looks back on career highlights that include wrestling with Tom Cruise while they flew on jet packs in the 2002 futuristic thriller, “Minority Report.”

VIDEO: U.S. efforts to unseat Venezuelan socialist leader Nicolas Maduro are also aimed at confronting the communist government in Cuba that conservative critics say continues to destabilize its neighbors in Latin America by exporting its failed economic model and fostering political repression.

VIDEO: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are words that evoke colorful images of lost riches. While debate continues over where the gardens were located, or even if they existed at all, researchers have collated decades of research to produce what they claim is the most stunningly accurate portrayal of what the gardens looked like when they were built, over two millennia ago.

VIDEO: In Zimbabwe, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization fears an outbreak of fall armyworm will make the nation’s food security crisis even worse. The world body estimates about 5.3 million people in Zimbabwe need critical food and livelihood support. As VOA reports, the government says it will try reduce the effects of the outbreak through early diagnosis and treatment.